The under-strength Proteas will need to be at their best against Afghanistan this week, seam bowler Lungi Ngidi has warned.
Proteas bowler Lungi Ngidi in action against Afghanistan during last year’s World Cup in India. Picture: Pankaj Nangia/Gallo Images/Getty Images
With Afghanistan having proved they can compete consistently against the best in the world, the under-strength Proteas will need to be at their best this week, seam bowler Lungi Ngidi has warned. The SA team face Afghanistan in three one-day internationals starting at a neutral venue in Sharhaj on Wednesday . They will be without half their first-choice squad who are being rested, as players are given opportunities with head coach Rob Walter looking ahead to the 2027 World Cup on home soil.
“I think we’ve also seen that their lower order can score some crucial runs, and I think the biggest thing for us is going to be to control the top end of their batting line-up. “We also know that their bowling is probably one of their strengths… so we need to make the game as hard as possible for them.”
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